Robert Stamper Joins Lexington Home Brands As Sr. VP Marketing

Furniture World Magazine

Robert Stamper has been appointed to the newly created position of senior vice president of marketing for Lexington Home Brands. An experienced home furnishings executive with over 20 years of experience at Drexel Heritage, Stamper will report directly to President and CEO Phil Haney. “I am pleased to have someone of Robert Stamper's caliber joining our team at Lexington Home Brands,” Haney says. “With his years of experience in the high-end arena, he knows this business better than most. Robert’s broad range of knowledge and his fresh perspective will be key to Lexington's future plans and growth.” “I am thrilled to join Lexington Home Brands at what I believe is one of the most exciting points in the company’s long history,” Stamper says. “There is an energy among the executive team at Lexington that is incredible to experience in this industry today. I look forward to being a part of what I know will be a prosperous future for Lexington.” Stamper’s long career at Drexel included executive posts in the fields of sales, sales management, marketing, merchandising and advertising. In his new post at Lexington, he will be responsible for marketing, merchandising, advertising, business development, Internet marketing, licensing and the management of the licensing process, as well as strategic planning and forecasting. Stamper also will head a team to establish a revitalized and interactive new Web site for Lexington Home Brands that will attract consumers to the company’s portfolio of brands and products, as well as a retail source listing to guide them to Lexington dealers in their area. “Robert will be the link between many operational arms here at Lexington,” Haney says. “We have now assembled one of the most well-respected and talented teams in the home furnishings industry. As part of that, Lexington has some exciting developments in the works, as well as stunning new collections for October 2007. Lexington’s recent introductions, including Trump Home, Palm Canyon and Nautica’s Harrison, have been hits with our retail partners and we’ll top ourselves with the two new fall collections. Robert is key to continuing that success and building upon it with our brand partners and our retail dealers.” Lexington Home Brands Lexington Home Brands is a leading global marketer and manufacturer of branded case goods and upholstery, with the industry’s largest brand portfolio. Well-known consumer brands include Trump Home™ Tommy Bahama Home®, Liz Claiborne Home™, Nautica®, Palmer Home™, and Bob Timberlake®. LHB also markets products under the Lexington house brand. Youth brands include Bob Timberlake GrandKids and Lexington Kids. Products are distributed through independent home furnishings retailers and designer showrooms. A privately-held company, Lexington Home Brands is an affiliate of Boca Raton-based Sun Capital Partners, Inc. Sun Capital Partners, Inc. Sun Capital Partners, Inc., is a leading private investment firm focused on leveraged buyouts, equity, debt, and other investments in market-leading companies that can benefit from its in-house operating professionals and experience. Sun Capital affiliates have invested in and managed more than 140 companies worldwide with combined sales in excess of $33.0 billion since Sun Capital’s inception in 1995. Sun Capital has offices in Boca Raton, Los Angeles, and New York, and affiliates with offices in London, Tokyo, and Shenzhen, China.